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words or by conduct, has intimated that he consents to an act which has been done, and that he will offer no opposition to it, although it could have been lawfully done without his consent, and he thereby induces others to do that from which they otherwise might have abstained, he cannot question the legality of the act he had so sanctioned to the prejudice of those who have so given faith to his words, or to the fair inference to be drawn from his conduct. (Sec. 1546.)

It is equally true that if a party has an interest to prevent an act being done, and acquiesces in it, so as to induce a reasonable belief that he consents to it, and the position of others is altered by their giving credit to his sincerity, he has no more right to challenge the act to their prejudice than he would have had if it been done by his previous license.

And here we must bring this abridgment of equity jurisprudence to a close. But, to use the language of Mr. Justice Story, let not the ingenuous youth imagine that he also may here close his own preparatory studies of equity jurisprudence, or content himself, for the ordinary purposes of practice, with the general survey which has thus been presented to his view. What has been here offered to his attention is designed only to open the paths for his future inquiries; to stimulate his diligence to wider and deeper and more comprehensive examinations; to awaken his ambition to the pursuit of the loftiest objects of his profession, and to impress him with a profound sense of the ample instruction and glorious rewards which await his future enterprise and patient devotion in the study of the first of human sciences—THE LAW.

CONSTITUTION OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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4.

- bill may be

passed by two-thirds of each House, notwithstanding, etc.
bill not returned in ten days-orders, resolutions and votes.

8. General powers of Congress.

- taxes -no export duty-

no commercial preferences -no titular nobility-officers
not to receive presents.

10. Limitations of the powers of States.

1. President and Vice-President, their term of office-time of
choosing electors-who may be elected President-in case
of the removal, ec., of the President, his powers devolve on
Vice-President - President's compensation — his oath.
2. President to be commander-in-chief-power of pardon - of
making treaties — of appointment — to fill vacancies, when.

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SECTION

3. President shall communicate to Congress-may convene and adjourn Congress, when-shall receive ambassadors, execute laws and commission officers.

4. Of removal of officers by impeachment.

SECTION

ARTICLE III. — THE JUDICIARY.

1. Judicial power, tenure, compensation.

2. Judicial power, to what cases it extends-original and appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court-of trial for crimes, where.

3. Treason defined - proof of - punishment of.

SECTION

ARTICLE IV.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

1. Credit to be given to public acts, etc., of every State.

2. Privileges of citizens of each State- fugitives from justice to be delivered up-persons held to service, having escaped, to be delivered up.

3.

Admission of new States-of the territory of the United
States.

4. Republican form of government guaranteed to the several States.

ARTICLE V.

Constitution, how amended - proviso.

ARTICLE VI.

treaties

Of the public debt- supremacy of the Constitution
and laws of the United States - oath to support Constitution,
by whom taken- no religious test.

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1. Religion, establishment of prohibited-freedom of speech, of the press, and right to petition.

2. Right to keep and bear arms.

3. No soldier to be quartered in any house, unless, etc.

4. Right of search and seizure regulated.

5. Provisions concerning prosecutions, trials and punishments private property not to be taken for public use, without, etc.

6. Trial in criminal cases; the rights of a defendant.

7. Trial in civil cases.

8. Excessive fines, etc., prohibited.

9. Rights reserved.

10. Powers reserved to the State or people.

11. Judicial power-limitation of.

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